St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-27
ST. PAUL LABOR NOTES.

st. Paul cigar factories done business
during the past year amounting to ST, 140, 900.
The blacksmiths will apply for IL charter as
an assembly of the Knights of Labor as soon
as their preparations for organization are
completed.
The printing business still remains good.
Job hauds and book men are in demand in
nearly ali of the leading offices, while there is
no material change on the daily papers.
Laborers are in great demand in st. Paul
this spring, owing to the large amount of
railroad building which will take place in the
Northwest. Wages are slightly higher than
last year.
ST. Paul bricklayers predict that the res
ent season will be the best for the craft ever
known in the Northwest. The demand for
men in ST. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth will
be fully equal to the supply.
The boot and shoe manufacturing industry
of ST. Paul assumes a greater proportion
than many are aware of. In this branch of
the city'S industries are employed $50 per-
sons, divided among thirty-two manufactur-
ing establishments.
The cigar factories of St. Paul furnish en-
ployment to d total Of $50 persons, which
number would be increased by at least LOCO
were it not for the ruinous competition of the
tenement factories of New York city and
other Eastern points.
In the carpenter and woodworkers' trade in
this city there are employed 1850 people. OF
this number it Is safe to say that less than
one-half are what might be termel skilled
workmep. The wages paid vary from 81. so
per day to $3.50, extra good men in many in
stances getting as high as So per day.
AT the large ice houses erected by the new
stock yards company, in South st. Paul, one
hundred men have been employed during the
past winter. They were discharged last week,
having completed the work. Nearly all of
those discharged have obtained EMPLOYMENT
N Lott he
The movement looking towards the forma-
ton OLA BlackSmithS' union is making good
progress. This is one branch of the small
number OF skilled workmen in st. Paul who
are at present outside the fold of organized
labor, and judging from present Indications
this condition Of affairs will not long exist.
With the approach of spring the paper
hangers are in strong demand. The demand
for first-claSs workmen is greater even than
the supply. The journeymen propose to
seasons work. They are well organized, and
there is no friction between employers and
their employees this season.
An advertisement was placed in ST. Paul
| papers during the week for fifteen machlnists
by au Eau Claire firm. 1t was question
among machinists whether the demand was
caused from trouble with employees or pres
Sure of business; but in either event there
are but few machinists in st. Paul Ida ar
present, while the future outlook for employ
ment is even better ian at present
About 800 laborers have been employed at
the new stock yards in South st. Paul during
the past winter and the number is being in
creased since the breaking up of the cold sea-
son. This large force Is engaged in filling and
grading the grounds upon which the stock
yard buildings and pens are to be located
More than fifty teams are employed in con-
neetion with this large force for propelling
! the dump cars used to convey the earth from
! the large bank from which it is taken to its
distribution.
Mercantile company are working hard to dis
| pose sufficient stock to enable them to carry
cut their plaLs of a cooperative store.